Which speaker location provides best imaging?

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Question: Which speaker location provides best imaging?	Added: 11/5/2004
Answer: The best imaging comes from speaker placements where the path length difference (distance between left & right speaker paths to your ears) is kept to a minimum. Kick Panel Location Kick panel locations in most automobiles offer the least amount of path length differences (approximately 5" - 10") and a more effective on axis response to the listener. This allows information from both channels to reach the listener close to the same time with reduced secondary information caused by off axis reflections.
Dash Mounted Speakers Dash mounted speakers have path length differences of approximately 12”-15” in most automobiles. This location is not the worst for path lengths, but suffer from reflections from the windshield.
Door Mounted Speakers Door mounted speakers are the easiest to install since most of today's automobiles already have existing door speakers. The problem with door mounted speakers is that they can have up to two feet of path length differences.